Reggie Nelson

Week 2 – September 18, 2016 Location: Heinz Field – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Opponent: Cincinnati Bengals The Pittsburgh Steelers started off the 2016 season with a bang! After a slow first quarter in Washington, the Steelers lit up the scoreboard with 38 points, posting highlight reel plays all night long. The…

While the Cincinnati Bengals lost starting safety Reggie Nelson during free agency, they were able to re-sign George Iloka, and they extended Shawn Williams, who will enter the starting lineup full-time in place of Nelson. But in order to replenish their depth, the Bengals went out and re-signed Taylor Mays,…

During this dead period of the NFL season I thought it would be fun to look back at the tremendous 2015 season that Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown had as it relates to the targeted passes that he didn’t manage to catch. This series, however, should not be viewed…

I wrote just recently, a short couple of days ago, about the Cincinnati Bengals and their safety tandem, now that veteran Reggie Nelson left in free agency and signed with the Raiders. Fifth-year safety George Iloka also hit free agency this year, but was retained on a five-year, $30 million…

The Cincinnati Bengals had the luxury of fielding a quality pair of starting safeties last season with veteran Reggie Nelson, who snagged eight interceptions in 2015 with 14 passes defensed, as well as the much younger George Iloka, who in 12 games had one interception. In 2014, in a full…

About a week after the Cincinnati Bengals lost their veteran starting safety Reggie Nelson, who signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the Raiders, they brought back an old safety of theirs, agreeing to terms yesterday with Taylor Mays, who was actually with the Raiders last season. Entering his seventh…

The Pittsburgh Steelers had thought that they had found their succession story at safety in the 2013 NFL Draft. So, too, had the Baltimore Ravens, with both organizations making bold moves in an effort to attempt to ease their organization’s inevitable transition from a Hall of Fame player on the…

While I seriously doubt that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger pays much attention to the daily NFL transaction wire, if he should happen to glance at it on Thursday he’ll likely let loose a fist pump. Why? Well, he’ll no longer have to see his personal kryptonite wearing a Cincinnati…

In case you missed it, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger celebrated his 34th birthday on Wednesday and while I wasn’t going to write it about initially, I felt I had to after seeing the official NFL transaction release late this evening. In short, Roethlisberger received a very different kind of…

Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline to use franchise and transition tags has now passed and overall there weren’t any surprises when it comes to the ten teams who decided to use the league’s unrestricted free agent mechanisms. As expected, linebacker Von Miller received the exclusive version of the franchise tag…

Much has been made from various parties about a certain pair of Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coaches, subsequently portrayed as a group of undisciplined men who are not properly reined in by the higher ups in the pecking order. The narrative that has ensued has unquestionably grown to absurd proportions. But…

The NFL will review the altercation between Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive line coach Mike Munchak and Cincinnati Bengals’ safety Reggie Nelson, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. After running Jordan Todman out of bounds, Nelson collided with Munchak along the sideline. Munchak pushed Nelson aside and Nelson retaliated by shoving him. Munchak…

Late in the first quarter of the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday night Wild Card win over the Cincinnati Bengals, offensive line coach Mike Munchak was penalized for pushing safety Reggie Nelson out of bounds following a nice run by running back Jordan Todman. After seeing that play, Mike Greenberg of ESPN…

There’s no place like home. But Cincinnati is a close second. The Pittsburgh Steelers have owned the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium, going 5-1 since 2010. Needless to say, they’re looking to turn that five into a six Saturday night. The Steelers won in Cincinnati once already, beating the…

With their 33-20 win, Sunday, over the Cincinnati Bengals, the Pittsburgh Steelers have moved to within two games of the AFC North division lead with just three weeks left in the regular season. Throughout much of Sunday’s win, the Steelers received a handful of “splash” plays from individual players leading…